Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16788, Samuel Fairbanks, Conn.

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Conn.
Fairbanks, Samuel
8 16788
Carded
CONTENTS

16788 INVALID.
File No. 16788
Samuel Fairbanks
Rev Rev war
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1925-June 15. H. H. to Mrs David Roughton 1926 Mar 13. H. H. to Miss Marion Holden A letter in case of Mrs. Davis W. 17703 W. 1st

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New York
Samuel Fairbanks Newber Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Saymow of the Reg t commanded by Col — in the Connecticut line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Mar 1834 and sent to O. Bringer Present
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34 — $ 60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 34 10.00 $ 70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Thos Cromwell Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 101

29838 In the matter of the application of Daniel Fairbanks for a pension
Admitted Private business
Gen. Crouger
Write M c Woods Rochester, N.Y.

State of New York Steuben County } ss
On this 27 th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of Circuit Court in and for said County now sitting Samuel Fairbanks a resident of the Town of Hornellsville in the County of Steuben and State of New York aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law testeth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated:
That he first entered the service at the Town of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, where he then resided, as a volunteer for the term of two months in a Company of Militia commanded by a Captain Seth Seymour, that Asa Hoyt was Lieutenant and Uriah Raymond was Ensign in said Company. That he is unable to state the name of the Colonel of the Regiment to which said Company was attached. That the whole of said Regiment was at no time together while he belonged to said Company and that he has no recollection of ever having seen the Colonel. That immediately after joining said Company the same embarked on board a Schooner at Norwalk aforesaid and sailed to New York, at which place he was stationed during the greater part of his said term of two months. That he was one of the guard at New York one Sunday night in the latter part of August when the American Army crossed from Long Island to New York. That during the same week the Company to which he was attached was removed from New York to or near Kings Bridge where he remained until his term of service expired and he was discharged. That he did not receive a written discharge. That he is unable to state the names of any of the Continental Officers at New York during his said term of service. That

Mr Varanus Bennis a Clergyman residing at Almond in the County of Allegany late the residence of the applicant within Haneyd and Otis Hatcher of the town of Homellsville in the County of Steuben hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Fairbanks who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Affida- vit that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood as where the undersigned respectively reside to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to & subscribed the day & } Varanus Bennis year aforesaid — } Otis Hatcher
My J. Bull. Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Varanus Bennis who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergy- man residing at Almond in the County of Allega- ny late the residence of the said applicant and that Otis Hatcher who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Homellsville in the County of Steuben and is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit —
I William H. Bull clerk of the Circuit court of the County of Steuben do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Fairbanks for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27 th day of November A. D. 1833 —
W. H. Bull

after his discharge he returned to Norwalk aforesaid where he remained until the latter part of June or the first of July of the following year (1777) when he was drafted at Norwalk aforesaid in a Company of Militia for the term of two months. That said Company was commanded by Capt David Gregory, and a Lieut Gates whose Christian name he does not recollect. That he marched from Norwalk aforesaid to Horse Neck in the County of Fairfield aforesaid, where said Company joined the Regiment, that he has no recollection of the Name of the Colonel Commanding said Regiment but that he remained at Horse Neck aforesaid engaged in guarding the Country and scouting until the expiration of his said term of two months when he was discharged at Horse Neck aforesaid, that he did not receive a written discharge. That during the last mentioned term there were no Continental troops in company with the Regiment to which he was attached.
That after his discharge he returned to Norwalk aforesaid where he continued to reside until the year 1779 and as he thinks in the Month of August of that year when he was again drafted at the Town of Milton where he then resided (which was a town set off from Norwalk) that part of Norwalk in which he resided for the term of two months in a Company commanded by Capt Nathan Gilbert and Lieut Gates. That said Company marched from Milton aforesaid to Horse Neck where they were employed as set forth in the last before mentioned term of service until the expiration of said term of two months when he was discharged at Horse Neck and returned to Milton. That he did not receive a written discharge and that no Continental troops were in said service with him at this time.
That the times above stated are the only times when he was in the service for any determinate period of time. That he was out several times on sudden alarms and that in the year 1777 and in the latter part of April of that year at the time Tryon burned the stores at Danbury he was out as a volunteer in a Company commanded by Capt Raymond and

on the retreat of the British from that place, pursued them under General Wooster and was in the Battle of Redfield where Genl Wooster was mortally wounded that at this time he was out three days -
That he knows of no living witnesses by whom he can prove his services aforesaid and that he has no docu- mentary evidence thereof
That he was born in New Old Milford, New Haven County Connecticut on the twenty seventh day of November 1757 - he has no record of his age and knows the same only from the information of parents
That the place of his residence at the time he was called into service as herein before particularly stated that after the war closed he removed to the Town of Frederickstown, Dutchess County New York and lived there until 1804 or 1805 when he removed to Mount Pleasant, Westchester County New York where he lived two years & thence to Wilton aforesaid where he resided till 1818 when he removed to Lynden Pionadaga County New York where he resided until 1829 then removed to Almond, Alleg- any County New York where he resided until Novem- ber 1832 when he removed removed to Hornellsville Steuben County (about nine miles from Almond aforesaid) where he now resides with his son -
That in his present neighborhood he is known to the following Otho Thatcher, Philander Hartson, Ezekiel Drew, Macey Thatcher, Andrew Morris, Macey McClellan - Aaron Morris, Elisha Wilbur and others who can testify to his character for piety & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution -
We hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present old age claim that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State -
Given & subscribed this day of  Samuel Fairbairn year aforesaid -
Wm. J. Bull. Clerk

Mr Varanus Bris a Clergyman residing at Almond in the County of Allegany late the residence of the applicant within Hanged and Otis Hatcher of the town of Hornellsville in the County of Steuben hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Fairbanks who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Affida- vit that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood as where the undersigned respectively used to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed this day 5 th day of November
Varanus Bris Otis Hatcher
Wm H. Bull. Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Varanus Bris is who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergy- man residing at Almond in the County of Allega- ny late the residence of the said applicant and that Otis Hatcher who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Hornellsville in the County of Steuben and is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit -
I William H. Bull clerk of the Circuit court of the County of Steuben do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Fairbanks for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27th day of November A. D. 1833 -
Wm H. Bull

Putnam, Conn.
April, 12, 1925.
Div. War Pension Claims. Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Please send to me records of the following persons. Samuel Fairbanks, No. S16788, and of Nathaniel Pratt. who was in Capt. Jonathan Wells' Co. Lexington Alarm, from Hartford, Conn.
Yours truly
Mrs David Flagg.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
March 13, 1926
Miss Marion Holden 108 Grove St. Putnam, Conn.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16788, it appears that SAMUEL FAIRBANKS was born November 27, 1757, in Old Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted in the summer of 1776 and served two months in Captain Seth Seymour's Connecticut Company. He enlisted late in June or early in July, 1777, and served two months in Captain Jabez Gregory's Connecticut Company. He enlisted in August, 1779, and served two months in Captain Nathan Gilbert's Connecticut Company. He also was out on several alarms, one at Danbury in April, 1777, where he served three days under Captain Raymond and was in the battle at Ridgefield.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 27, 1833, at which time he was living at Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York, with his son whose name is not stated. There is no further data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
June 15, 1925
Mrs. David Flagg Putnam Conn.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16788, it appears that SAMUEL FAIRBANKS was born November 27, 1757, in Old Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted in the summer of 1776 and served two months in Captain Seth Seymour's Connecticut Company. He enlisted late in June or early in July, 1777, and served two months in Captain Jabes Gregory's Connecticut Company. He enlisted in August, 1779, and served two months in Captain Nathan Gilbert's Connecticut Company. He also was out on several alarms, one at Danbury in April, 1777, where he served three days under Captain Raymond and was in the battle at Ridgefield.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 27, 1833, at which time he was living at Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York, with his son whose name is not stated. There is no further data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner